View Record #8713
| ID | 8713 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Ennore Thermal Power Station Quarters - Camp-1 |
| Rough Address/Area | ETS Colony 1, Ennore |
| City/District | Chennai |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Location Latitude | 13.20434475 |
| Location Longitude | 80.31760406 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2000-2004 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Campus |
| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | 500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village) |
| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Never: I saw no sparrows during this period |
| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | Does not apply: I never saw sparrows during this period |
| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | No sparrows observed |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | During this period too, I could not find any sparrows in our campus. So, I came to a conclusion that wherever I find sparrows, I find no squirrels, and vice-versa. In other words, the squirrels displace sparrows and do not co-exist. I would also say that the sparrow population is dwindling and the squirrel population is on the increase. These are my personal views / findings over a wide range of period and if they are found to be true and acceptable, what the sparrows need to sustain their living is human dwellings and a squirrel-free atmosphere. Can the bird conservationists provide such a kind of natural environment? Also, more importantly, can this be done without harming the squirrels? |
| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? |
